E-mail snafu no reason to disqualify company's bid

The Federal Claims Court ruled that a company's bid proposal was not late because it "was both reached and received by the government's e-mail servers before the due date."

DOD's contractor database could lead to the wrong results

The Defense Department's past-performance database sometimes is not a reliable guide to which contractors are best prepared to handle a job, a wartime commission has found.

Annual budgets: Rethinking a legacy of the Cold War

Defense and civilian officials have urged and urged Congress to give them a little more flexibility from the rigid budget cycle.

GSA plans BPAs with green IT in mind

Several blanket purchase agreements for IT products also will push contractors to be more green.

DOD reconsiders the insourcing question

Officials look more strategically at the acquisition workforce, but there are concerns about who DOD sees as part of that group.

Talks heat up behind cybersecurity law

Senior Senate staff members are working on cybersecurity legislation.

An addition to the federal dialect

Government officials have one more word to add to their repertoire of government-only language.

Officials change tone on insourcing

Officials say they never intended for massive insourcing, and the administration has not let it happen.

GSA leader's zero footprint

Administrator Martha Johnson hit a unique mark of making little, or maybe no, impact on her environment.

More controls placed on ANC contracts

Officials now must justify sole-source contracts, such as those awarded to Alaska Native Corporations, worth more than $20 million, according to a new interim rule.

2012 IT spending poised to survive aggressive cuts

An IT budget expert says IT spending will weather the budget crisis, but the debate on the 2011 budget will set the tone for 2012.

Transparency can't shine without context

The Obama administration, Congress and watchdog groups want more transparency, but transparency can still leave much of the public blind.

D.C. goes public through social networks

The hub of governmental power earns the top spot of being connected through Facebook, Twitter and chat rooms.

IT funding could be last budget survivor, study predicts

The opportunities in federal IT remain viable as IT funding passes through the heavy cuts to agency operations.

Gordon pushed to release past performance records

Experts want more information from the meetings assessing agencies' oversight to protect the government from abusive contractors.

The downfall of volunteerism: The report

There was a no report because there was no time to finish the report.

Automatic debarments not the answer in a war-zone, White House official warns

Dan Gordon tells the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan to avoid creating blanket recommendations on how to punish contractors.

Contracting panel urges suspensions, debarments for misbehaving contractors

A commission reviewing government contracting in war zones recommends both expanding jurisdiction for punishing wrongdoers and requiring suspensions and debarments.

GTEC pushes ahead on strong 2010 results

The defense technology company built thrust in the second half of 2010 with new contract awards and by finishing two major acquisitions.

Federal government shutdown FAQ

The impending government shutdown is raising a a lot of questions about what's to come and what employees should do. Here are some answers.